Calm Heart Flower Basket (Hanakago)

ca. 1970s

Not on view

Calm Heart is made of timber bamboo using a combination of complex techniques, including bundled plaiting (tabane-ami) on the lower half. The fine bundles consist of long, pliable strips of radial-split bamboo (masawari), which are held together and plaited into a rhythmic, wavy base. The artist separated the bundles as he worked up toward the basket’s rim, weaving the individual strips into intricate patterns.

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飯塚小玕斎造　「穏心」花籃
Title: Calm Heart Flower Basket (Hanakago)
Artist: Iizuka Shōkansai (Japanese, 1919–2004)
Period: Shōwa period (1926–89)
Date: ca. 1970s
Culture: Japan
Medium: Timber bamboo and rattan
Dimensions: H. 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm); Diam. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm)
Classification: Bamboo
Credit Line: Gift of Diane and Arthur Abbey, 2019
Object Number: 2019.424.15a, b
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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